Accomplishments: School of Public Health

Ana Gonzalez; Asma Awan; and Manoj Sharma (all Social and Behavioral Health) presented a poster tilted “Efficacy of tai chi interventions to improve bone health among adults: A systematic review” at the American Public Health Association 2024 Annual Meeting on October 27, 2024, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, as part of the "Integrative, Complementary…
Laurencia Bonsu (Environmental and Occupational Health), Smriti Neupane (Nevada Institute for Children's Research and Policy), and Asma Awan and Manoj Sharma (both Social and Behavior Health) presented a poster tilted “A phenomenological study of the lived experiences of how international students viewed a mass shooting at a large southwestern…
Md. Sohail Akhter and Manoj Sharma (both Social and Behavioral Health) presented a study titled, “Bibliometric analysis to assess the global research trends on health education and promotion among people living with cancer” in the 5th BİLSEL International Congress on Scientific Research & Innovation in Istanbul, Turkey.  Results of the…
Manoj Sharma (Social & Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) co-authored an article titled, “Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Oil and Salt Intake and Related Influencing Factors in Southwestern China,” in Frontiers in Nutrition (Impact factor 4.0) with researchers from Chongqing Medical University, Sichuan University, and Qatar…
Md. Sohail Akhter, Asma Awan, and Manoj Sharma (all Social and Behavioral Health), presented a poster tilted “The role of yoga in improving the quality of life among breast cancer survivors: A systematic review” at the American Public Health Association 2024 Annual Meeting on October 27, 2024, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, as part of the "Integrative…
Refat Srejon, Asma Awan, and Manoj Sharma (all Social and Behavioral Health), presented a talk on "Efficacy of mindfulness interventions on stress reduction among breast cancer survivors: A systematic review” at the American Public Health Association 2024 Annual Meeting on October 27, 2024, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, as part of the Integrative,…
Dr. Jyoti Mago (Dental) delivered a continuing education course for the Academy of General Dentistry titled "Interesting Cases from Oral Radiology Practice" featuring some of our school’s challenging radiology cases. Mago also presented a poster with Vishal Sharma (Healthcare Administration and Policy) and Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral…
Blessing Imade; Asma Awan; and Manoj Sharma (all Social and Behavioral Health), presented a talk “Acupuncture as an alternative therapy for the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among adults: A comprehensive review” at the American Public Health Association 2024 Annual Meeting on October 27, 2024, in Minneapolis,…
Asma Awan (Social and Behavioral Health) and Kavita Batra (Medicine) presented a poster, “Integration of public health informatics dashboard into State Systems Development Initiative (SSDI): A quality improvement initiative for marginalized youth healthcare," on the digital platform at the American Public Health Association 2024 Annual Meeting (…
Chad Cross (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) was quoted in an article titled, “Ladybug vs. Asian Lady Beetle: How to Tell the Difference” in Parade Home & Garden. The article interviewed Cross about the difference between ladybugs and lady beetles, as well as the differences between common names and scientific names.
Zahra Mojtahedi (Healthcare Administration and Policy), Jay Shen (Healthcare Administration and Policy; Center for Health Disparities Research) published a paper, "Sociodemographic Factors Associated with the Utilization of Digital Health Technologies Among Informal Caregivers: A Nationwide Study in the USA, 2022" in Journal of Racial and Ethnic…
Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) was featured in a nationwide Podcast titled, “Yoga: The Eight Limbs and Treatment of Depression, Anxiety, and Mental Health of Cancer Patients,” in the forum THERAPY+. Sharma explained about yoga and his research in mental health in this podcast.